coax

Etymology 1
Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax,, "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to. The modern spelling is from 1706.

Verb

 * 1)  To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
 * 2)  To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
 * 3) * 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
 * On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.
 * 1)  To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
 * 1)  To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
 * 1)  To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:fondle

Translations

 * Arabic: تَمَلَّقَ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 氹
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, přemlouvat, ,
 * Danish: lokke, snakke godt for
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kaĵoli
 * Finnish:, , vikitellä,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese:, 誑す,
 * Khmer:
 * Latin: sublectō
 * Maori: pati, patipati
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: lokke
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, tatlı sözle kandırmak,
 * Vietnamese:, ,


 * Czech: zmanipulovat
 * Danish: lirke
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: vorsichtig bugsieren
 * Greek:
 * Italian:, incanalare,
 * Norwegian: lirke

Noun

 * 1)  A simpleton; a dupe.

Etymology 2
Shortened from coaxial

Translations

 * Bulgarian: коаксиален кабел
 * Danish: coaxkabel
 * Dutch:, coaxiale kabel
 * Finnish:
 * German: Koax, Koaxkabel
 * Greek: ομοαξωνικό
 * Italian:

Noun

 * 1)  (coaxial cable)